Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-11
A NICE JEW
A sTEUBBNyILLB MAN WHO HAS ORIGIN
al BUSINESS METHODS.
". B. Hartsr Arrested for hObbing Beek's Store, at
Uhriehsylls 0.-AnOthsr Rob
berry.

They have a jeweler up at ~steubenville
with original business methods.
His name is W. H. Harter, and his place
of business is on North Fourth street, in
that city.
Mr.. Harter is now in the Uhrichsville
Jail, and this is how he got there:
On the night of Tuesday, November l,
the jewelry store of George Beck, at
Uhrichsville, was broken open by burglars,
and iewelry and diamonds to the value of
S., 500, together with $500 in money, was
taken. The robbery was said to have been
committed by two men, m about six feet
high, having heavy light colored mustache,
light overcoat and blue shirt, the other
being smaller with dark complexion. They
left on the Wednesday morning train for
the East, and q telegram was sent to the
officers in Steubsnyille to keep a look out.
1t was given ont that q liberal reward
would be paid for the detection of the
thieves or the recovery of party. 1t was
at first supposed that the thieves had
passed through Steubenville without
stopping, although the authori-
ties there were on the alert, and the Urichs-
Vile officers had engaged VIM. B. Hazen,
and an assistant, of Hazan's detective
agency, of Cincinnati, to work up the mat
ter at that end of the line. There were no
special developments in the case, however,
until last Friday, when Marshal Wm. NJ.
Scott, of S~teubenyille, was approached by
VIM. H. Harter, who inquired of the Mar
shall il any reward had been offered for the
return OF the Beck jewelry, and intimated
that he might be able to recover it If there
was. Marshal Scott gave him no def.
mite reply, but told HIM that he would
see him again. On Saturday morning
Scott went to Uhrichsville and had a con-
sultatiOn with Mr.. Beck who told him to
20 back and see what the goods could be
got for. He returned to the city and
again on Saturday night saw Harter, who
gave him a list Of the goods. Beck came
to S~teubenville at > o'clock on Sunday
morning and with Scott went TO see Har-
ter, who said the least he could get the
goods for was $3.50. They had a CONVEX
sation at the head of Market street, when
Harter said he had not enough money by
500 to pay the thieves. The Marshal Of
fered to advance this amount, but on Mon.
day he said he had enough less
$50, which the Marshal advanced,
and Beck returned to UhrichSville after
an arrangement by which Harter was TO
receive a reward Tor himself and two others
upon the return of the goods. Harter was
to meet Beck on Tuesday at Cadiz June
ton with the articles. On Monday after
noon Harter purchased a ticket for Cadiz,
but left the train at the Junction, and
staid over night with the Express agent,
there being no hotel at that place. On
Tuesday morning he returned to Steuben-
Vile on the early train, and at 1:5O p. m.
sent a yalise from his store to the train by
q cOlored boy named Bowman, be following
and taking the train for Cadiz Junction,
where he was to meet Beck at the TX
press agents house. The two went up
stairs where the yalise was opened and the
goods placed on the floor. At this point
Detective Hazen and an officer rushed into
the room, took Harter's revolver from him,
arrested him and took him to Uhrichsvillc
that night. There he confessed that his
store was the receptacle for the stolen
goods and that the chief burglar was in
Steubenville, staying at Ed. Horner's
saloon on South Fifth street. He gave
Hazen a note to his lady clerk in the
store telling her to send word to II.
Lynch THE principal burglar to come
up to the store and that he would
fud his money behind the safe.
Armed with this note Hazen re-
turned to Steubenville ion the
early train Wednesday evening,
and presented himself at the Harter store.
The note was sent to Lynch directed,
and shortly after he put in an appearance
with a companion. He went to the safe
% directed, when the detective or
dereG him to throw up his hands. Seeing
the game was mp he surrendered, and his
companion taking in the situation quietly
slipped off. Lynch was taken TO Urichs-
Vile, and is at this time doubtless reposing
in the New Philadelphia Jail. He was a
former employe Of the Diebold safe and
lock company, and is an expert at safe
opening. Further developments in the
case will be awaited with interest.